With more than 60 gold albums and 24 platinum records, Engelbert Humperdinck has a voice (and name) that is known to generations of fans. The 75-year-old musician's repertoire of No. 1 hits includes "Release Me," "There Goes My Everything" and "After the Lovin'. " He is touring to support his latest CD, "released. " For dates, check his website at engelbert.com. Q: Where is home for you? A: City of Angels. Los Angeles. Was it a chosen location because part of my name in German...

(Reuters) - West Indies cruised to a five-wicket win over England in the second Twenty20 at the Kensington Oval in Barbados on Tuesday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. The hosts overhauled England's total of 152 for seven with five wickets and seven balls to spare. Jos Buttler provided the backbone of the England innings, blasting 67 off 43 balls highlighted by five fours and three sixes. He was well supported by opener Alex Hales, who...

We object to a column in the June 25 Tribune titled "Buzzzzzz, slappp: It's time to commit insecticide again," written by Dave Barry. It purported to give details of a locust infestation in the Caribbean and singled out Barbados as an example of one island where "we have giant pink grasshoppers down there munching away." This information is grossly misleading. The potential damage that an accusation such as Mr. Barry's can do to a destination dependent on tourism has already become evident from the number...

March 9 (Reuters) - Marlon Samuels blasted an unbeaten 69 off just 46 balls to spur West Indies to an easy 27-run victory over England in their first Twenty20 international at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Sunday. Samuels helped West Indies compile an impressive total of 170 for three after Chris Gayle got the innings off to a flying start with a quickfire 43. "I've been working hard, but the hard work is paying off," Samuels said in a post-match interview. ...

"If women ruled the world and we all got massages, there would be no war!" said the TV writer Carrie Snow. Oh, I don't know if that's true or not, but it sounds good. It seems I returned to New York after a week in post-Christmas Barbados to find that chaos has taken over everywhere -- taxes, gun laws, politics, you name it. But the day I landed from beautiful Barbados, I picked up Page Six in frozen New York to read all about...

What Chicagoan, trudging through the city in the dead of winter (or early spring), hasn't wished to be somewhere warmer? The vast majority quickly realize that responsibilities tether them here and continue trying to wake up their faces rendered numb by the freezing wind. This piece first ran in Printers Row Journal, delivered to Printers Row members with the Sunday Chicago Tribune and by digital edition via email. Click here to learn about joining...

When R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., the $3.1 billion commercial printing giant, looked for opportunities to expand its book division outside the United States, it followed the sun-and the tax advantages-to the island of Barbados. "Everyone knows about Barbados from a vacation standpoint," said William Thompson, president of Donnelley's book division. "But it has been a rewarding experience for us to do business in Barbados." Some of the rewards have come in the competitive...

* Opinion poll predicts opposition upset on Caribbean island * Main party leaders likened to Tweedledee and Tweedledum By Robert Edison Sandiford BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Voters in Barbados will cast ballots on Thursday in a close but low key race between the ruling Democratic Labour Party led by Prime Minister Freundel Stuart and the opposition Barbados Labour Party led by former Prime Minister Owen Arthur. Thirty seats in...

With a roster of places to stay that challenges the imagination, Barbados offers something for everyone. While the pricier places can afford large sums for advertising, smaller spots often get short shrift. But, for my taste, they're the best. In the 30-plus years I've known Barbados, it has changed from a British colony to an independent country, but in some magical ways, it hasn't changed at all. There's still that Barbadian-style hospitality, with layers of caring and comfort.

"If women ruled the world and we all got massages, there would be no war!" said the TV writer Carrie Snow. Oh, I don't know if that's true or not, but it sounds good. It seems I returned to New York after a week in post-Christmas Barbados to find that chaos has taken over everywhere -- taxes, gun laws, politics, you name it. But the day I landed from beautiful Barbados, I picked up Page Six in frozen New York to read all about...

Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh will visit Barbados in late October for a two-day stay after opening the Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit in the Bahamas, government officials said Sunday. They are scheduled to arrive Oct. 28 aboard the royal yacht Britannia and will be based on the yacht during their stay, which is part of a Caribbean tour set to begin Oct. 9. Their tour of the Caribbean will begin in Belize.

PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) - One disastrous hour on Tuesday may have cost West Indies their chance to level the test series against Australia, coach Ottis Gibson said. West Indies were cruising at 230 for four late on the third day of the second test in Trinidad on Tuesday when the wheels suddenly fell off at Queen's Park Oval. They lost five wickets for 19 runs, all to Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon, then limped to stumps on 252-9, still 59 runs behind but having lost all their...

With more than 60 gold albums and 24 platinum records, Engelbert Humperdinck has a voice (and name) that is known to generations of fans. The 75-year-old musician's repertoire of No. 1 hits includes "Release Me," "There Goes My Everything" and "After the Lovin'. " He is touring to support his latest CD, "released. " For dates, check his website at engelbert.com. Q: Where is home for you? A: City of Angels. Los Angeles. Was it a chosen location because part of my name in German...

Men overboard. Barbados' best soccer players began Wednesday night's World Cup qualifier in a feisty little pirate ship, hoping to loot and pillage. They ended it in a lifeboat, paddling for their lives. The U.S. team brought the Bajan Rockets back to earth with a 7-0 dousing at Foxboro Stadium that featured two first-half ejections for the visitors and extended an unbeaten streak in home qualifiers dating back to 1985. Six players accounted for the seven goals,...

Sadly, there aren't many places in the world where the dollar remains strong, but in Barbados -- a Mount Gay rum-saturated oasis from the storm -- $1 converts to about $2 Barbados dollars, and the luxe accommodations, lavish feasts and lovely vistas cost a fraction of what you would expect. True, the 21-mile-long island of Barbados -- Portuguese for "bearded-ones" -- is a bit more remote and trickier to get to than, say, Jamaica. But its gently rolling, terraced landscape, relative...

George Washington, who seems to have stayed in practically every inn in Colonial America, also slept here. That's hardly a unique claim to fame, but then Barbados is the only place outside the United States our first president ever slept. Washington came here in 1751 in the hope that the salubrious climate would help his sickly half-brother Lawrence. In the years since, millions of other visitors have followed him, including in recent years such diverse...

'My mother, who was a simple housewife, she showed me the snake when I was a child.' -- Charles Atkins, 43, one of numerous Barbados residents who have grown indignant over an American scientist's "discovery" of the world's smallest snake that he named after his wife ---------- Page compiled from Tribune news services.

Sadly, there aren't many places in the world where the dollar remains strong, but in Barbados -- a Mount Gay rum-saturated oasis from the storm -- $1 converts to about $2 Barbados dollars, and the luxe accommodations, lavish feasts and lovely vistas cost a fraction of what you would expect. True, the 21-mile-long island of Barbados -- Portuguese for "bearded-ones" -- is a bit more remote and trickier to get to than, say, Jamaica. But its gently rolling, terraced landscape, relative...